Fresno State @ Kansas Picks & Props

Kansas returns to a newly renovated Memorial Stadium for the first time since the end of the 2023 season, and with a healthy Jalon Daniels, a few explosive plays should propel the Jayhawks to covering this spread as long as it stays within two touchdowns.

Can Kansas be the Big 12 sleeper that makes a big move in 2025? Well, they'll need Jalon Daniels to make some smarter decisions with the football if they want to be. Daniels led the Big 12 with 12 INTs last season, throwing at least one in eight of his 12 games, and will start the season with an entirely new set of pass catchers. That's not hyperbole. His top seven pass catchers from last season are gone. Fresno State will have a sneaky good secondary this season. I'll take Daniels to throw a pick in Week 0 as he works on building chemistry with this new group.

Kansas did not play in Lawrence in 2024. Debuting in a newly renovated Memorial Stadium should bring more of a charged atmosphere than a usual Week 1 game in August heat. Star QB Jalon Daniels may assure that on his own. He found his receivers for a good number of explosives last year amid a relative faceplant of a season. Breaking in a new set of receivers will be a priority in Week 1, developing chemistry by throwing over the Fresno State defense.